CRASH COURSE

Assignment-01
SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS TOPIC: Kinematics

1. The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in figure.

The ratio of displacement to distance travelled by the body in time 0 to 10s is

(1) 1:1 (2) 1:4 (3) 1:2 (4) 1 : 3
Ans. (4)
Sol. Displacement = area = 16 – 8 + 16 – 8 = 16 m
Distance =  area = 48 m

displacem ent 1
=
Dis tan ce 3

2. A car travels a distance of ‘x’ with speed v 1 and then same distance ‘x’ with speed v2 in the same
direction. The average speed of the car is:
2v 1 v 2 v1 + v2
(1) (2)
v1 + v2 2

2x v 1v 2
(3) (4)
v1 + v2 2(v 1 + v 2 )

Ans. (1)
Total dis tan ce
Sol. Average Speed =
Total tim e

2x 2v 1 v 2
Vavg = =
x x v1 + v2
+
v1 v2

3. The distance travelled by a particle is related to time t as x = 4t 2. The velocity of the particle at
t = 5s is.
(1) 40 ms–1 (2) 25 ms–1 (3) 20 ms–1 (4) 8 ms–1
Ans. (1)
Sol. x = 4t2
dx
v = = 8t
dt
At t = 5 sec
v = 8  5 = 40 m/s.

4. A tennis ball is dropped on to the floor from a height of 9.8 m. It rebounds to a height 5.0 m. Ball
comes in contact with the floor for 0.2s. The average acceleration during contact is ______ ms –2.
(Given g = 10 ms–2)

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Ans. 120
Sol. vi = 2ghi

= 2  10  9.8 
= 14 m/s 
vf = 2ghf

= 2  10  5 
= 10m/s 

5. Match Column-I with Column-II

Column -I Column-II
x v

A. I.
t t
x v
1 X0

B. ii.
O
t t
v
x

(C) t iii. −v
x
v t

(D) IV.
O -v
t -v
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) A- II, B-IV, C-III, D-I (2) A- I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(3) A- II, B-III, C-IV, D-I (4) A- I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
Ans. (1)
dx
Sol. = slope  always increasing
dt
(A-II)
dx dx
 0 and at t →  → 0
dt dt
(B-IV)

2
 dx dx
 0 for first half  0 for second half.
dt dt
(C-III)
dx
= constant
dt
(D-I)

6. A horse rider covers half the distance with 5 m/s speed. The remaining part of the distance was
travelled with speed 10 m/s for half the time and with speed 15 m/s for other half of the time. The
mean speed of the rider averaged over the whole time of motion is x/7 m/s. The value of x is
Ans. 50

Sol.
x
tAB =
5m / s
In motion BC
X = d1 + d2
Where d1 & d2 are the distance travelled with 10 m/s and 15 m/s respectively in equal time intervals
't'
each
2
10t 15t
d1 = , d2 =
2 2
t 25t
d 1 + d2 = x = (10 + 15) =
2 2
2 2  25 50
 v = = = m/s
x 2x 5+2 7
+
5 25
Ans. 50

7. An object is allowed to fall from a height R above the earth, where R is the radius of earth. Its
velocity when it strikes the earth’s surface, ignoring air resistance, will be :
gR
(1) 2 gR (2) gR (3) (4) 2gR
2
Ans. (2)
Sol. Loss in PE = Gain in KE
 GM m   GM m  1 2
−  −  −  = m v
 2R   R  2

GM
 v
2
= = gR
R

 v = gR

8. A vehicle travels 4 km with speed of 3 km/h and another 4 km with speed of 5 km/h, then its
average speed is:
(1) 4.25 km/h (2) 3.50 km/h (3) 4.00 km/h (4) 3.75 km/h
Ans. (4)

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 4+4 253
Sol. avg. speed = =
4 4 5+3
+
3 5
15
= km/hr
4
= 3.75 km/hr

9. A body is moving with constant speed, in a circle of radius 10 m. The boy completes one revolution
in 4 s. At the end of 3rd second, the displacement of body (in m) from its starting point is:
(1) 30 (2) 16 (3) 5 (4) 10 2
Ans. (4)
3 3
Sol. =  2 =
4 2

= Displacement = 2R

= 10 2 m

10. An object moves with speed 1, 2, and 3 along a line segment AB, BC and CD respectively as shown
in figure. Where AB = BC and AD = 3 AB, then average speed of the object will be:

( 1
+ 2 + 3 )  1 2  3
(1) (2)
3 3 (  1 2 +  2  3 +  3  1 )

3 1  2  3 ( 1
+ 2 + 3 )
(3) (4)
 1 2 +  2  3 +  3  1 3 1 2  3
Ans. (3)
Sol. AB = d
BC = d
2d + CD = 3d
CD = d
3d 3 12 3
 v = =
d d d 2 3 +  13 +  12
+ +
1 2 3

11. For a train engine moving with speed of 20 ms–1, the driver must apply brakes at a distance of
500 m before the station for the train to come to rest at the station. If the brakes were applied at
half of this distance, the train engine would cross the station with speed x ms–1. The value of x
is ______ (Assuming same retardation is produced by brakes)
Ans. 200
Sol. u = 20 m/s, S1 = 500 m, v = 0
By the third equation of motion
4
0 = (20)2 – 2a. 500  a = m/s2
10
u = 20 m/s, S2 = 250 m, v = ?
v2 = (20)2 – 2a. 250
v= 200 m/s
x = 200

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12. A particle of mass 10 g moves in a straight line with retardation 2x, where x is the displacement
−n
 10 
in SI unit. Its loss of kinetic energy for above displacement is   J. The value of n will
 x 
be _______.
Ans. 2
Sol. Loss of K.E = work done against retarding force.
x x

 
2
= madx = m2xdx = mx
0 0

−2
 10 
( −2
= 10 k g x J =  )

2
J
 x 
So n = 2

13. A particle starts with an initial velocity of 10.0ms–1 along x-direction and accelerates uniformly at
the rate of 2.0ms–2. The time taken by the particle to reach the velocity of 60.0ms–1 is______.
(1) 6s (2) 3s (3) 30s (4) 25s
Ans. (4)
Sol. v = u + at
60 = 10 + 2t
t = 25 sec.

14. As shown in the figure, a particle is moving with constant speed  m/s. Considering its motion
from A to B, the magnitude of the average velocity is:

(1)  m/s (2) 3 m/s (3) 2 3 m/s (4) 1.5 3 m/s

Ans. (4)
rf − ri
Sol. |  v  |=
t
 − 
2R cos  
 2  
= = 3 cos 30
2 R
3v
1.5 3 m/s

15. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Area under velocity- time graph gives the distance travelled by the body in a given
time.
Statement II: Area under acceleration- time graph is equal to the change in velocity- in the given
time.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
(2) Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
(3) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are False.
Ans. (1)

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Sol. Area under velocity time graph gives displacement of body in given time.
Area under acceleration time graph gives change in velocity in the given time.
So Statement I false
Statement II True

16. The position-time graphs for two students A and B returning from the school to their homes are
shown in figure:

(A) A lives closer to the school (B) B lives closer to the school
(C) A takes lesser time to reach home (D) A travels faster than B
(E) B travels faster than A
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A) and (E) only (2) (B) and (E) only
(3) (A), (C) and (E) only (4) (A), (C) and (D) only
Ans. (1)
Sol. As slope of B > Slope of A
 VB > VA
Also, tB < tA

17. A person travels x distance with velocity v 1 and then x distance with velocity v2 in the same
direction. The average velocity of the person is v, then the relation between v, v 1 and v2 will be:
v1 + v2 2 1 1 1 1 1
(1) v = v1 + v2 (2) v = (3) = + (4) = +
2 v v1 v2 v v1 v2
Ans. (3)
x+x
Sol. Average velocity = =v
x x
+
v 1 v2

1 1 2
+ =
v1 v2 v

18. From the motion v-t graph shown. The ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion.

3 1 5
(1) (2) (3) (4) 1
5 2 3
Ans. (3)
Sol. Area under the graph from t = 0 to t = 20 sec = 200 m
Area under the graph from t = 20 to t = 25 sec = 50 m
So distance covered = (200 + 50)m = 250 m
Displacement = (200 – 50)m = 150 m
250 5
=
150 2

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19. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 150 m/s. The ratio of velocity after 3 s
x+1
and 5s is . The value of x is _______. Take
x
(g = 10 m/s2).
(1) 6 (2) 5 (3) –5 (4) 10
Ans. (2)
Sol. v = u + at
V = 150 – 10t
V(3) = 150 – 30 = 120
V(5) = 150 – 50 = 100
120 x+1 6
= =  x =5
100 x 5

20. Two trains ‘A’ and ‘B’ of length ‘l’ and ‘4l’ are travelling into a tunnel of length ‘L’ in parallel tracks
from opposite directions with velocities 108 km/h and 72 km/h, respectively. If train ‘A’ takes 35s
less time than train ‘B’ to cross the tunnel then, length ‘L’ of tunnel is:
(Given L = 60 l)
(1) 1200 m (2) 2700 m (3) 1800 m (4) 900 m
Ans. (3)
60l + 4l 61l
Sol. − = 35
20 30
1050
 l =
35
1050
 L = 60l =  60 = 1800 m
35

Answer Key
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 4 1 1 120 1 50 2 4 4 3 200 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 3